Rebecca Kilbreath – writer, editor, crafty gal

Had a great (belated) birthday Sunday. Drive into

Had a great (belated) birthday Sunday. Drive into Chicago was easy, parked directly in front of the restaurant, got to play Addams Family pinball, had an incredible meal filled with drama and wine, got out of dinner in time to see the sun set and home in time to pass out by 10. Perfect adult evening. 😆

My mom and I had an “it’s complicated” relat

My mom and I had an “it’s complicated” relationship, at least in later years. In the early years, though, she was my hero. I saw her as pretty, smart, and independent with two attributes I would never have: blue eyes and a cute nose. 😆

1. Mom cut my dad out of this family pic after they divorced! Weird because they got on well but were very on-and-off over the years. They never pitted me against the other. I’m grateful for that.

2. Sassy early teen-dom when my mom did more work putting up with me than I did her: I was endlessly rolling my eyes and deeply disrespectful! The opposite of this moment. Heh.

3. At my high school graduation party that she put together for me. I wore dirty black sweatpants I found on my bedroom floor in lowkey protest of a big party and regretted it all day! 😂 I also broke my tooth on a piece of carrot cake that day. Karma? My dad would die a month later and all hell would break loose.

But I will always miss this early version of us. ❤️

Listen, I love family friendly entertainment. And

Listen, I love family friendly entertainment. And nothing makes me happier than dinosaurs menacing children. One little girl backed up and shook her head in terror before even going in! Well worth the admission.

We went to the completely bonkers, delightful but

We went to the completely bonkers, delightful but somewhat emotionally draining Volo Auto Museum, Jurassic Gardens & Antique Malls complex today 😅 it’s like a car-focused House on the Rock.

A few of my favorite things from the car portion of the day:
1. The actual only original Grease car!
2. Star Wars stuff
3. Brian’s car from Fast 7 (I loved all the F&F cars)
4. Ecto-1!
5. KITT from Knight Rider
6. Mold-A-Rama! Disney-themed originally from the 1964 World’s fair!
7. My favorite: the actual car Britney Spears drove around during her breakdown year. 😆 LIVING HISTORY!
8. Obligatory Mystery Machine

I made a tiny bookshop. It’s my favorite miniatu

I made a tiny bookshop. It’s my favorite miniature thing I’ve done so far. It was a kit but I customized the books, the walls/floor and the artwork.

#rolife #miniature #samstudy

I made a bunch of tiny books and I love them sooo

I made a bunch of tiny books and I love them sooo much! 🥰

Lots of little shoutouts and jokes
to myself in here including places I’ve lived, books I’ve loved, and even books I worked on. The little pink one on the shelf, It’s All About the Shoes, is a book I edited, my friend @locascioanne designed and my husband @thewoodworkerandthedrunk took all the photos for back when I worked at Sourcebooks.

Scaling back the Oscar festivities this year to al

Scaling back the Oscar festivities this year to align with how much the show sucks now. #oscars

When I was a kid, my grandma Mary Ann bought a bra

Made a bunch of fussy layered paper bookmarks! 😍 I love them!

#diy #cricutmade #cricutmaker #bookmarks

Monty upon seeing an oven mitt with his face all o

Monty upon seeing an oven mitt with his face all over it. Thanks to Aunt Rebecca. 😍

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